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CD vs.same CD ripped to HD

Hi all,

So I hope this seemingly simple question doesn't star a war.  

The background is that I have a ton of CDs and am considering getting a Bluesound Vault 2i so that I can rip them to the Vault's HD, and play them from there. 

The simple question is: how does the SQ compare between the two?  The CD player is a Marantz SA-8004 digital out to a Denefrips Ares II DAC.  I would also use the digital out of the Vault 2i through that DAC.  

FWIW, I prefer vinyl (though it is getting closer and closer).  But more than anything I'm a music fan, with a whole lot of great music on silver discs.

Opinions??

Richard


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if one has oppo 105 , the disc will sound better than the ripped file playback to the same oppo DAC (usb input ) 

This is the exact opposite in my system. Ripped files sound amazingly good than the same played as discs through the Oppo UDP 205. I think a better transport would make a difference when discs are used.

optical disk playback on old internal DAC vs ripped file on new external DAC

BTW, my comparison is between the discs played on the Oppo Vs files streamed through my audio server using the same DAC (Oppo's internal DAC)

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